Verstappen reacts to Russell's Red Bull sandbagging claims
Max Verstappen has given his reaction to George Russell 's claim that Red Bull are still masking their true pace.
The Milton Keynes-based squad have taken victory at all three opening rounds of the 2023 F1 season, but Russell believes that there is still more to come from the championship leaders.
"For sure they’re holding back," said Russell to the BBC's Chequered Flag podcast.
"I think they are almost embarrassed to show their full potential
because the faster they seem, the more that the sport is going to try
and hold them back somehow."
However, Verstappen has suggested that this is not the case, with the Dutchman arguing that he did not deem it necessary to push too hard and risk wearing out his tyres in Melbourne. Verstappen: No need to destroy your tyres "I think anyway, there’s nothing really they can do," Verstappen said.
"I mean, we just try to do the best we can with the development of the car, but ...